The building of a new road from Dublin to Donegal/ Derry should proceed as soon as possible and not be delayed by interest groups, according to Donegal North East Fianna Fáil Senator Cecilia Keaveney. She was speaking a day after it was confirmed that the total M9 road between Dublin and Waterford has cost [...]
Ballyshannon Sinn Féin Councillor Rosaleen Branley has welcomed the ongoing refurbishment of the footpath at the Rock, Ballyshannon. Cllr Branley said: “Having spoken to a number of residents in Ballyshannon who were concerned for the safety of pedestrians at the Rock, I gave a commitment to lobby the Council for the upgrade of the footpath [...]
MEPs in Strasbourg have requested a moratorium on the full implementation of an upcoming EU law on the postal services, amid concerns that it could cause significant job losses in the sector. The European directive due to come into force on 1st January 2011 would liberalise the postal market throughout the bloc, but MEPs want [...]
SDLP Strabane councillor Eugene McMenamin has said a security alert in Strabane on Thursday morning defies logic and has only succeeded in disrupting businesses and traffic through a main arterial route of the town. Speaking from the scene, Mr McMenamin said: “It’s caused quite a bit of confusion and disruption and immediately, we have [...]
Bundoran Town Council this week barred the public and the press from a meeting this week because a woman was wearing a T-Shirt with a graphic equaliser, leading members to believe she was recording the proceedings. Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Sinn Fein councillors all agreed that the meeting be held in committee. The woman [...]
Justin Kilcullen, director of Trócaire launched a new book entitled The Search for Justice. Trócaire: A History in the Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Cathedral Square, Letterkenny this week. The Search for Justice. Trócaire: A History tells the story of the organisation through personal accounts from Trócaire staff and partners.
Martin McGuinness has revealed he made a Donegal deathbed visit to the priest suspected of the 1972 Claudy bombing, but that the priest neither indicated that he was responsible for it and that he had no idea if the Catholic priest had been a member of the IRA.
Independent Cllr Thomas Pringle – a candidate at the next Donegal south west bye election has criticised Taoiseach Brian Cowan’s comments on the cost of Irish borrowing. ”That the Taoiseach flippantly comments that the cost of Irish government borrowing is part of the ‘ebbs and flows’ of the bond markets is another insult to the [...]
400 drink driving disqualifications were issued in Donegal last year, it has been revealed. The Courts Service statistics show 403 disqualifications were ordered in Donegal’s main court district in 2009 which includes at Letterkenny, Buncrana, Dungloe and Glenties and covers most of the county, except Ballyshannon and Donegal Town.
The news that a Government run, regional workshop for new businesses is to visit Donegal has been welcomed by Donegal Senator Cecilia Keaveney. The workshop will target small business owners, entrepreneurs and inventors with advice on how to turn ideas into new enterprises. The workshops are entitled ‘Building a Business on Your Ideas’ and will [...]
Ulster GAA will launch its ‘Volunteer Development Calendar – September 2010-2011’ in Pearse Ogs Social Club, Armagh on Wednesday 8th September at 7pm sharp. Speaking ahead of the event Uachtarán Chomhairle Uladh (Ulster GAA President) Aogán Ó Fearghail stated,:
Collectors and Sean O’Hare unit residents at the Robbie Robb and Sammy Cowan Annual Vintage Tractor Run from Stranorlar to Lifford to raise fund for the Sean O’Hare Unit, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Stranorlar. A great time was had by all participants and vital money raised for a worthy cause. Photo Clive Wasson
Internationally acclaimed, Solis Lough Eske Castle Hotel, Donegal’s only five star hotel is pleased to announce the appointment of a former leading executive at one of the Caribbean’s most exclusive resort properties as its new General Manager. Jeroen Quint, who is originally from the Netherlands took up his appointment at Lough Eske Castle Donegal’s only [...]
By Eoin Mc Garvey Singer Daniel O’Donnell showed that he’ll never let his fans down when he refused to let a power outage in Australia on Saturday night ruin their show. Daniel was due to perform at the Barton Theatre in Adelaide at 7 p.m. on Saturday night but a power outage hit the [...]
Shocking figures revealed today (Monday) by the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) which show that 40% of Irish adults have difficulty with basic maths calculations is a clear indication that the current Irish Government is failing to deliver its many promises to create a smart or knowledge economy. That is, according to Fine Gael Spokesperson [...]
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